The X Factor semi-final, December 1st 2012: live blog

It’s the semi-final of The X Factor 2012 and the stakes are high – but which of our four remaining acts will make it to next weekend’s all-important final showdown? Follow all the action in our live blog…

Will the semi-final of The X Factor bring good results for the judges? (Picture: Rex Features)

With defending champion Tulisa already out of the running as potential winning mentor, having lost her last remaining act Ella Henderson a fortnight ago, the stakes are high for the other judges.

Louis Walsh and Gary Barlow are hanging in there with one act each, although Nicole Scherzinger is in a strong position with two remaining acts – having kept them all for almost the entire competition until Rylan Clark finally got the boot last weekend.

And with a theme of Songs To Get Me In To The Final, just what can our intrepid foursome pull out of the bag tonight?

Will Chris sing another power ballad and get booed? Will Union J impress us with their harmonies? What will James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas have in store for us in their bid to make it to next week? Our live blog will ensure you don’t miss a thing….

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